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Titan II
33m
Human (1.8m)
1.8m
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United StatesRetired1962–2005
Titan II
Martin Marietta
America's most reliable ICBM-derived launcher — flew Gemini missions and 111 flights total.
Titan II was the second stage of the ICBM family. It launched all ten Gemini crewed missions and became one of the most reliable expendable rockets ever, with a 98.2% success rate over 111 launches. Final flights carried classified military payloads.
Fun facts
Launched every crewed Gemini mission without a single failure.
Height
33 m
Diameter
3.05 m
Mass
161 t
Stages
2
Thrust
2,268 kN
Payload LEO
3,630 kg
Payload GTO
—
Total flights
25
Success rate96.0%
24 success1 failure
Launch pads
- LC-19, Cape Canaveral
- LC-20, Cape Canaveral
No upcoming launches scheduled.
